gelled
/d͡ʒɛld/
"gelled" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gelled” is uncommon English (frequency #73,220 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,220
- frequency rank, English
- 18,276
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of gel
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gelled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /d͡ʒɛld/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #73,220 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gelled” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gelled is uncommon English at frequency #73,220 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /d͡ʒɛld/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of gel".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gelled, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is gelled, spelled G-E-L-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1simple past and past participle of gel
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gelled”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-E-L-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.